Salud Carbajal

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Salud Carbajal
Salud Carbajal - 117th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byLois Capps
Member of the
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
from the 1st district
In office
2005–2017
Preceded byNaomi L. Schwartz[1]
Succeeded byDas Williams[2]
Personal details
Born
Salud Ortiz Carbajal

(1964-11-18) November 18, 1964 (age 57)
Moroleón, Guanajuato, Mexico
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Gina Carbajal
Children2
ResidenceSanta Barbara, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
Fielding Graduate University (MA)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
UnitUnited States Marine Corps Reserve

Salud Ortiz Carbajal[3] (/səˈluːd ˈkɑːrbəhɑːl/; born November 18, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.

Early life and education[]

Carbajal was born in Moroleón, Mexico, in 1964[4][5] and immigrated to the United States, initially to Arizona,[6] later settling in Oxnard, California, with his family, where his father was a farmworker.[7]

Carbajal attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and Fielding Graduate University, where he earned a master's degree in organizational management.[6][8]

Early political career[]

Carbajal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for eight years, including during the Gulf War, although he did not leave the contiguous United States.

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors[]

Carbajal was first elected to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in 2004, representing the first district as a Democrat.[9][10] He was reelected in 2008 and 2012.

U.S. House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

2016
See also: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California § District 24

In 2015, Carbajal announced his intention to run for the 24th district after incumbent Lois Capps announced her retirement. Carbajal was seen as one of the two Democratic front-runners in the open primary, alongside Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, and was rivaled by Republican front-runners Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian and small businessman and former Congressional aide Justin Fareed. The primary field consisted of four Democrats, three Republicans, and two independent candidates.

In the June 7 primary, Carbajal came in first, with 66,402 votes (31.9%). The runner-up was Fareed, who received 42,521 (20.5%).

In the November 8 general election, Carbajal received 53.4% of the vote to Fareed's 46.6%, a popular vote margin of about 21,000.[11]

2018
See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California § District 24

Carbajal was reelected over Republican challenger Fareed with 58.6% of the vote.[12][13]

2020
See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California § District 24

Carbajal was reelected to a third term over Republican challenger Andy Caldwell, a nonprofit executive,[14] with 58.7% of the vote.[15][16]

Tenure[]

As of October 2021, Carbajal had voted in line with Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time.[17]

Committee assignments[]

Caucus memberships[]

Personal life[]

Carbajal lives in Santa Barbara, California and is married to Gina, with whom he has two children.[26]

On October 6, 2020, Carbajal announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[27]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - Santa Barbara County Supervisor 01 Race - Mar 02, 2004".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Santa Barbara County Supervisor 01 Race - Jun 05, 2012".
  3. ^ "California Senate Daily Journal, July 20, 2017".
  4. ^ "Guide to the New Congress" (PDF). Roll Call. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Wire, Sarah D. (November 16, 2016). "Meet California's newest members of Congress". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b • (April 9, 2015). "Supervisor Salud Carbajal Announces Run for Congress". Independent.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Martinez, Alys (October 27, 2016). "Salud Carbajal pushes to win congressional contest". KEYT. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Admin, Student (November 1, 2016). "Q&A with Salud Carbajal, 24th Congressional District Candidate | The Bottom Line". Thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "How a congressional race in Santa Barbara became one of the most expensive in the country". LA Times. September 11, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "Salud Carbajal's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. June 7, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "California General Election Results". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "2018 California primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "2018 California general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  14. ^ Buttitta, Joe (August 12, 2019). "Andy Caldwell announces 2020 bid for Congress". KEYT. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "STATEMENT OF VOTE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 3, 2020" (PDF). California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "November 3, 2020, General Election - United States Representative" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  17. ^ Bycoffe, Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron (October 22, 2021). "Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?". Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  19. ^ "Members". House Baltic Caucus. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  20. ^ "Members". Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  21. ^ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  22. ^ "90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members". Citizen´s Climate Lobby. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  23. ^ "Featured Members". Problem Solvers Caucus. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  24. ^ "Creation". Congressional Solar Caucus. March 12, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  25. ^ Salud Carbajal. "Membership". Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  26. ^ Lundquist, Paulette (October 3, 2017). "Carbajal". TheHill. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  27. ^ Mossburg, Cheri; Cole, Devan (October 6, 2020). "California congressman announces he tested positive for Covid-19". CNN. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Lois Capps
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 24th congressional district
2017–present 		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Ted Budd
 United States representatives by seniority
254th 		Succeeded by
Liz Cheney
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